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S.C. pols deem their Boeing 787 deal too good to pass up

South Carolina is offering Boeing a deal too good to pass up to lure a 787 Dreamliner assembly line, U.S. Rep. Chip Limehouse, R-S.C., told the Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier Thursday.

“We are poised for one of the major economic boons our country has ever seen,” he said. “This is going to be our gold rush, if it happens.”

Fellow Republican S.C. Rep. Jim Merrill told the paper: “When we put out best foot forward, I think it would be very hard for a company to go somewhere else unless they were predisposed to do so.”

Boeing has said it would consider North Charleston, S.C., Everett, Wash., and other, undisclosed sites for a second 787 assembly line. The sole current line is at Boeing’s Everett plant. A decision is expected by the end of the year.

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